Web Site Claims GI Captured in Iraq

My Way News ^ | February 1, 2005 | ROBERT H. REID

[BlackRain]

Attention

I did not discover this myself. I read about myself here: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37038&start=48

[Dog]

Someone send this to Brit Hume...at Fox News.

[Lazamataz]

I've got some stuff to do right now, could alla y'all do it for me? :o)

[armymarinemom]

Yeah, I'm looking for the weapons to my gransons GI Joe Marine.

[Peach]

Are any of the addresses I posted in #200 for Brit?

[Peach]

No problem :-)

[Velveeta]

btt

[rickmichaels]

Way to go, BR!!! Awesome work!!!

[Lazamataz]

Thanks for owning up. It looks like this one was actually a win for the bloggers.

[Dog]

You are the new Buckhead.

:-)

[PresbyRev]

I (along with many others) have sent word of your find to Drudge.

[Ex-Dem]

the way the flag curls at the ends.

You're absolutely right. It looks as if someone cut up a little square of black fabric and crudely painted it. A real flag of that size would be far too heavy to curl over in that way, which you mentioned.

[RoseofTexas]

Look at the out of focus yellow spot on the corner of the jacket on the doll and compare to the vest on the pic....EXACTLY ALIKE!! AP WAS DUPED! Bawhahhahahhahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

[PresbyRev]

I (along with many others) have sent word of your find to Drudge.

(Let me add with credit to 'BlackRain.'

[Space Wrangler]

Boy, you aren't kidding. I think maybe you nailed it. My first impression was that maybe a jihadi had dressed up like a US soldier, but after seeing your post, it looks like you could be onto something.

[OXENinFLA]

WOW!

When I first saw the pic I thought.......that looks like a toy.

Thanks for posting that.

[general_re]

Works for me - it's just fun watching how quick this "story" is still spreading when we already know the real deal.

And the best part is seeing the wire services shoot themselves in the foot, in real-time. After all, if local news outlets start feeling like they have to vet stuff that comes in off the wire, that it's not gospel after all, then the wire services start losing their grip on the national news...

[retrokitten]

Someday, we have GOT to find a way for Freepers to work for a newspaper.

They are so concerned with being the first on a story that the facts are secondary.

[OXENinFLA]

[cweese]

I just emailed my local CBS affiliate (Keye in Austin) with the news. They were blaring this headline earlier.